Remember a few years back when the NFC West was softer than wet tissue paper and yet the Seahawks, by virtue of winning the conference, got to host a game against a wildcard who had won almost twice as many games?

At the time, I said it was crazy. I was disagreed with, strongly so. (Shocking on this message board, I know.) But now here we are... our situation altered a bit. The NFC(W) had a renaissance of sorts, with both the Seahawks and the Niners playing some real good football. Meanwhile, my beloved Green Bay packers literally limped into the Playoffs as the NFC North imploded as a conference. (I will never understand how the Lions blew this opportunity, given how hurt the Bears and Packers both were, and how phenomenally BAD the Vikings were.)

Guess where I am going to be on Sunday? At Lambeau Field, freezing my tuckus off and enjoying my first live NFL Playoff game. The Game will be played at Lambeau because the Packers won their Division. The projected temperature? Exactly Zero degrees. Come at us, Niners.

While I appreciate the opportunity this gives me, I still think that promising Division Champs at least one home game is crazy. On no account should the Green Bay Packers be seeded above the 49ers, based on the past season. It's completely nuts. That said, we might win. With Rogers and Cobb back, our passing game is suddenly as scary as ever, and as Lacy gets healthy, defenses are going to be hard pressed to figure out how to stop us.

Sure, our defense is basically a sieve, but the Niners have their injury issues, as well. In a shootout, at home, with the Frozen Tundra earning its name? I actually like our odds. And I have to imagine that one last game in Candlestick would appeal to Niners fans, opposed to what they're getting.

So what do you think, NFC West? Still like the system?